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The Relic: First Guardian is the latest in a long line of Souslikes that attempt to reinvent the wheel. With it offering a unique take on the genre, with it removing stamina reductions from attacking, the Korean folklore it bases its stories on, and the sheer amount of bosses, there’s no surprise that some of…
When it comes to the bosses within The Relic: First Guardian, there are none more prominent than Branko, The Bloodstained Shield, as he is the first boss that the player encounters within the game, allowing the player to then venture out into the open world that the game has waiting for them. During this guide,…
The Relic: First Guardian is the latest in a long line of Soulslikes, except this time round, there’s a few differences. Whereas most games punish you for attacking, instead, you’ll lose stamina when you’re defending. This changes the whole game, and whereas normally you’d take some time and want to find your moment, if you…
ILL, the terrifying, graphic, grisly and outright putrid first person horror game from Team Clout, and shortly after their latest story trailer reveal at Summer Game Fest, we got the chance to talk to Max Verehin, the co-founder of Team Clout and Game Director of ILL. We cover a lot in this interview, including aspects…
The Relic: First Guardian is set in the world of Arsilthus, and it’s in ruins. Once full of life and ready to expand, it’s run into hard times. Hard times full of looters, corrupted souls and nightmarish Brutals, some the size of houses, others ghoulish and supernatural, but all of them ready to kill the…
The Relic: First Guardian is almost upon us, set to release in just two days. With it taking a different approach to the tried and tested Soulslike genre, we were lucky enough to chat with In-hyeok Park, the Director at Project Cloud Games about a lot, but primarily combat, the exploration aspects, why it’s deciding…
The Soulslike genre has become one of the biggest and most sought after in recent years, with the previously niche area becoming much bigger and played by many more wanting the challenge. Before now though, we’ve yet to see something like Dinoblade. Have you ever played a game as a dinosaur? More than that, have…
We recently had the opportunity to talk to industry veteran Jake Simpson regarding the upcoming game Lassen’s Loop, which has been created in honor of his late friend Justin Lassen and comes from his new studio TNB Games. Lassen’s Loop allows players to create music using 8-second clip cards of different songs and instruments. Throughout…
It was the worst kept secret in gaming for a long time, but we’re almost at a point where we’ll all be getting to set sail on the Pirate seas as Edward Kenway. I’ve been lucky enough to have been playing Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced for the last few weeks, ahead of release, putting…
Recently, I had the opportunity to try out the brand-new debut indie title Lassen’s Loop from the veteran video game developer Jake Simpson and TNB Games, which has been created as a tribute to composer Justin Lassen, who was a friend to Jake Simpson, that allows players to create music using various instruments, 8-second clip…
